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Biomimetic Iridescent Skin: Robust Prototissues Spontaneously Assembled from Photonic Protocells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Uniform nanoparticles are induced to form arrays (photonic crystals) in the cores of biopolymer capsules, endowing these ‘protocells’ with structural color. These protocells are then assembled into large self‐standing objects, i.e., prototissues, with robust mechanical properties as well as iridescent optical properties.
Medha Rath, Briahnah Streeter, Satyam Srivastava, Jemma Wood, William E. Bentley, Taylor J. Woehl, Srinivasa R. Raghavan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incremental hierarchical roadmap construction for efficient path planning

ETRI Journal, 2018
This paper proposes a hierarchical roadmap (HRM) and its construction process to efficiently represent navigable areas in an indoor environment. HRM is adopted to solve the path‐planning problems of mobile robots in indoor environments.
Byungjae Park, Jinwoo Choi, Wan Kyun Chung   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Bespoke Programmable Interpenetrating Elastomer Network Composite Laryngeal Stent for Expedited Paediatric Laryngotracheal Reconstruction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A programmable interpenetrating double‐network architecture, created via 3D‐TIPS printing and resin infusion, synergistically combines thermoplastic and thermosetting elastomers to balance structural rigidity and surface softness—crucial for paediatric laryngeal stents.
Elizabeth F. Maughan, Lei Wu, Dong Zhang, Linxiao Wu, Graca Ferreira Vaz Pinto Mendes, Wanqiao J. Tu, Heping Ma, Toby J. Proctor, Colin R. Butler, Thomas Kjærgaard, Mark W. Lowdell, Martin A. Birchall, Robert E. Hynds, Richard Hewitt, Wenhui Song   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Hierarchal Planning Framework for AUV Mission Management in a Spatio-Temporal Varying Ocean

, 2017
The purpose of this paper is to provide a hierarchical dynamic mission planning framework for a single autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to accomplish task-assign process in a limited time interval while operating in an uncertain undersea environment ...
Atyabi, Adham, Powers, David M. W, Sammut, Karl, Yazdani, Amir Mehdi, Zadeh, Somaiyeh Mahmoud.   +4 more
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Multiple Twinning in Nacre and Aragonite

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electron backscatter diffraction map of a cluster of geologic aragonite, exhibiting single, double, and triple twins. The whole cluster is approximately 2 cm wide. Colors indicate crystal orientations, so that pixels where the a‐, b‐, and c‐axis is perpendicular to the image plane are green, red, and blue, respectively.
Connor A. Schmidt, William O. Nachlas, Bil Schneider, Xiaoming Mao, Eric Tambutté, Alexander A. Venn, Sylvie Tambutté, Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Solvent‐Free Bonding Mechanisms and Microstructure Engineering in Dry Electrode Technology for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Dry electrode technology revolutionizes battery manufacturing by eliminating toxic solvents and energy‐intensive drying. This work details two promising techniques: dry spray deposition and polymer fibrillation. How their unique solvent‐free bonding mechanisms create uniform microstructures for thicker, denser electrodes, boosting energy density and ...
Yuhao Liang, Hao Long, Zimo Huang, Ting He, Xueming Chen, Meng Li, Hao Chen, Shanqing Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decentralised indoor smart camera mapping and hierarchical navigation for autonomous ground vehicles

IET Computer Vision, 2020
In this work, the authors propose a novel decentralised coordination scheme for autonomous ground vehicles to enable map building and path planning with a network of smart overhead cameras.
Taylor J.L. Whitaker, Samantha‐Jo Cunningham, Christophe Bobda   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A hierarchical approach to multi-project planning under uncertainty. [PDF]

We survey several viewpoints on the management of the planning complexity of multi-project organisations under uncertainty. A positioning framework is proposed to distinguish between different types of project-driven organisations, which is meant to aid ...
Hans, EW, Herroelen, Willy, Leus, Roel, Wullink, G   +3 more
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Electroactive Liquid Crystal Elastomers as Soft Actuators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electroactive liquid crystal elastomers (eLCEs) can be actuated via electromechanical, electrochemical, or electrothermal effects. a) Electromechanical effects include Maxwell stress, electrostriction, and the electroclinic effect. b) Electrochemical effects arise from electrode redox reactions.
Yakui Deng, Min‐Hui Li
wiley   +1 more source

Hierarchical planning with state abstractions for temporal task specifications. [PDF]

Auton Robots, 2022
Oh Y, Patel R, Nguyen T, Huang B, Berg M, Pavlick E, Tellex S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source